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Population in New Zealand compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of New Zealand was 5,324,700 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current New Zealand's population is 5,380,024 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 26.5 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • New Zealand is ranked the 124th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.06% for New Zealand vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, New Zealand has had an average growth rate of +1.51% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of New Zealand has increased from 4.18M people to 5.38M (28.6% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

New Zealand vs Russia: population by year and forecast

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
New Zealand Russia
2100 5,915,768 125,631,984
2099 5,920,061 125,735,285
2098 5,924,133 125,835,990
2097 5,927,189 125,914,480
2096 5,929,831 126,004,709
2095 5,931,770 126,072,890
2094 5,933,105 126,125,529
2093 5,935,725 126,181,074
2092 5,936,005 126,256,091
2091 5,937,584 126,304,823
2090 5,938,671 126,360,262
2089 5,941,788 126,412,664
2088 5,942,552 126,463,022
2087 5,945,502 126,511,263
2086 5,948,659 126,579,534
2085 5,952,187 126,655,806
2084 5,956,025 126,730,694
2083 5,960,521 126,805,713
2082 5,963,849 126,889,471
2081 5,965,417 126,973,300
2080 5,967,986 127,070,546
2079 5,969,234 127,191,346
2078 5,969,831 127,331,975
2077 5,968,708 127,489,152
2076 5,968,290 127,641,749
2075 5,967,889 127,825,235
2074 5,966,738 128,023,096
2073 5,965,412 128,238,922
2072 5,961,455 128,465,870
2071 5,961,400 128,745,681
2070 5,960,718 129,020,076
2069 5,959,460 129,309,803
2068 5,957,827 129,589,275
2067 5,955,348 129,873,991
2066 5,951,452 130,184,092
2065 5,947,293 130,515,828
2064 5,943,767 130,852,649
2063 5,941,828 131,199,458
2062 5,937,757 131,530,725
2061 5,936,521 131,881,030
2060 5,933,016 132,209,377
2059 5,928,350 132,568,882
2058 5,922,743 132,933,515
2057 5,916,754 133,272,997
2056 5,910,221 133,615,325
2055 5,901,290 133,963,055
2054 5,891,739 134,288,366
2053 5,881,824 134,609,198
2052 5,873,115 134,876,558
2051 5,861,135 135,141,211
2050 5,849,861 135,386,454
2049 5,841,135 135,609,441
2048 5,830,154 135,818,840
2047 5,819,016 136,013,698
2046 5,806,848 136,185,098
2045 5,792,780 136,368,416
2044 5,777,886 136,568,234
2043 5,761,590 136,791,498
2042 5,743,549 137,015,033
2041 5,724,283 137,266,491
2040 5,705,914 137,531,851
2039 5,687,068 137,833,822
2038 5,667,019 138,146,863
2037 5,647,323 138,485,780
2036 5,627,207 138,835,731
2035 5,606,247 139,197,452
2034 5,585,417 139,573,272
2033 5,562,621 139,960,175
2032 5,539,615 140,359,785
2031 5,514,530 140,785,026
2030 5,488,472 141,182,418
2029 5,460,094 141,571,268
2028 5,429,936 141,946,979
2027 5,397,099 142,315,155
2026 5,361,990 142,643,173
2025 5,324,700 143,513,328
2024 5,290,000 143,669,648
2023 5,200,000 143,826,130
2022 5,081,700 144,236,933
2021 5,084,600 144,746,762
2020 5,072,400 145,245,148
2019 4,970,300 145,453,291
2018 4,900,600 145,398,106
2017 4,813,600 145,293,260
2016 4,714,100 145,015,460
2015 4,609,400 144,640,716
2014 4,516,500 144,237,223
2013 4,442,100 143,805,638
2012 4,408,100 143,378,447
2011 4,384,000 143,018,195
2010 4,350,700 142,849,468
2009 4,302,600 142,785,348
2008 4,259,800 142,742,366
2007 4,223,800 142,805,114
2006 4,184,600 143,049,637
2005 4,133,900 143,518,814
2004 4,087,500 144,067,316
2003 4,027,200 144,648,618
2002 3,948,500 145,306,497
2001 3,880,500 145,976,482
2000 3,857,700 146,596,869
1999 3,835,100 147,214,776
1998 3,815,000 147,670,784
1997 3,781,300 147,915,361
1996 3,732,000 148,160,129
1995 3,673,400 148,375,787
1994 3,620,000 148,407,912
1993 3,572,200 148,458,777
1992 3,531,700 148,538,197
1991 3,495,100 148,394,216
1990 3,329,800 147,969,406
1989 3,299,200 147,721,000
1988 3,283,400 146,857,000
1987 3,274,400 145,908,000
1986 3,246,300 144,894,000
1985 3,247,100 143,858,000
1984 3,227,100 142,745,000
1983 3,199,300 141,668,000
1982 3,156,100 140,823,000
1981 3,124,900 139,941,000
1980 3,112,900 139,010,000
1979 3,109,000 138,027,000
1978 3,121,200 137,060,000
1977 3,120,200 136,100,000
1976 3,110,500 135,147,000
1975 3,083,100 134,200,000
1974 3,023,700 133,432,000
1973 2,961,300 132,669,000
1972 2,903,900 131,909,000
1971 2,853,000 131,155,000
1970 2,810,700 130,404,000
1969 2,772,800 129,664,000
1968 2,748,100 128,928,000
1967 2,724,100 128,196,000
1966 2,675,900 127,468,000
1965 2,628,400 126,745,000
1964 2,585,400 125,345,000
1963 2,531,800 123,960,000
1962 2,482,000 122,591,000
1961 2,419,700 121,236,000
1960 2,371,800 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of New Zealand increased by 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, New Zealand gained 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

New Zealand was ranked 122nd most populous country in 2006 and is 124th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) New Zealand's population will grow by 8.73% to 5,849,861 people with a rank change from 124th to 122nd. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

New Zealand
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
New Zealand Russia
2100 -0.07% -0.08%
2099 -0.07% -0.08%
2098 -0.05% -0.06%
2097 -0.04% -0.07%
2096 -0.03% -0.05%
2095 -0.02% -0.04%
2094 -0.04% -0.04%
2093 -0.005% -0.06%
2092 -0.03% -0.04%
2091 -0.02% -0.04%
2090 -0.05% -0.04%
2089 -0.01% -0.04%
2088 -0.05% -0.04%
2087 -0.05% -0.05%
2086 -0.06% -0.06%
2085 -0.06% -0.06%
2084 -0.08% -0.06%
2083 -0.06% -0.07%
2082 -0.03% -0.07%
2081 -0.04% -0.08%
2080 -0.02% -0.09%
2079 -0.01% -0.11%
2078 0.02% -0.12%
2077 0.007% -0.12%
2076 0.007% -0.14%
2075 0.02% -0.15%
2074 0.02% -0.17%
2073 0.07% -0.18%
2072 0.001% -0.22%
2071 0.01% -0.21%
2070 0.02% -0.22%
2069 0.03% -0.22%
2068 0.04% -0.22%
2067 0.07% -0.24%
2066 0.07% -0.25%
2065 0.06% -0.26%
2064 0.03% -0.26%
2063 0.07% -0.25%
2062 0.02% -0.27%
2061 0.06% -0.25%
2060 0.08% -0.27%
2059 0.09% -0.27%
2058 0.1% -0.25%
2057 0.11% -0.26%
2056 0.15% -0.26%
2055 0.16% -0.24%
2054 0.17% -0.24%
2053 0.15% -0.2%
2052 0.2% -0.2%
2051 0.19% -0.18%
2050 0.15% -0.16%
2049 0.19% -0.15%
2048 0.19% -0.14%
2047 0.21% -0.13%
2046 0.24% -0.13%
2045 0.26% -0.15%
2044 0.28% -0.16%
2043 0.31% -0.16%
2042 0.34% -0.18%
2041 0.32% -0.19%
2040 0.33% -0.22%
2039 0.35% -0.23%
2038 0.35% -0.24%
2037 0.36% -0.25%
2036 0.37% -0.26%
2035 0.37% -0.27%
2034 0.41% -0.28%
2033 0.42% -0.28%
2032 0.45% -0.3%
2031 0.47% -0.28%
2030 0.52% -0.27%
2029 0.56% -0.26%
2028 0.61% -0.26%
2027 0.65% -0.23%
2026 0.7% -0.61%
2025 0.66% -0.11%
2024 1.73% -0.11%
2023 2.33% -0.28%
2022 -0.06% -0.35%
2021 0.24% -0.34%
2020 2.05% -0.14%
2019 1.42% 0.04%
2018 1.81% 0.07%
2017 2.11% 0.19%
2016 2.27% 0.26%
2015 2.06% 0.28%
2014 1.67% 0.3%
2013 0.77% 0.3%
2012 0.55% 0.25%
2011 0.77% 0.12%
2010 1.12% 0.04%
2009 1% 0.03%
2008 0.85% -0.04%
2007 0.94% -0.17%
2006 1.23% -0.33%
2005 1.14% -0.38%
2004 1.5% -0.4%
2003 1.99% -0.45%
2002 1.75% -0.46%
2001 0.59% -0.42%
2000 0.59% -0.42%
1999 0.53% -0.31%
1998 0.89% -0.17%
1997 1.32% -0.17%
1996 1.6% -0.15%
1995 1.48% -0.02%
1994 1.34% -0.03%
1993 1.15% -0.05%
1992 1.05% 0.1%
1991 4.96% 0.29%
1990 0.93% 0.17%
1989 0.48% 0.59%
1988 0.27% 0.65%
1987 0.87% 0.7%
1986 -0.02% 0.72%
1985 0.62% 0.78%
1984 0.87% 0.76%
1983 1.37% 0.6%
1982 1% 0.63%
1981 0.39% 0.67%
1980 0.13% 0.71%
1979 -0.39% 0.71%
1978 0.03% 0.71%
1977 0.31% 0.71%
1976 0.89% 0.71%
1975 1.96% 0.58%
1974 2.11% 0.58%
1973 1.98% 0.58%
1972 1.78% 0.57%
1971 1.5% 0.58%
1970 1.37% 0.57%
1969 0.9% 0.57%
1968 0.88% 0.57%
1967 1.8% 0.57%
1966 1.81% 0.57%
1965 1.66% 1.12%
1964 2.12% 1.12%
1963 2.01% 1.12%
1962 2.57% 1.12%
1961 2.02% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of New Zealand grew by 0.66%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

New Zealand Russia
Current population
5380024
142643173
Population rank 124/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.06% 1.72%
One net population change
15.2 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
9.01 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
13.9 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +95 -428
Annual growth/decline +34,700 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.66% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 118/197 166/197
One migration net change every
30.3 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +17,403 -251,822
Net migration rank 35/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 1,467,989 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 45/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 28.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 20/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

New Zealand
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
New Zealand Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 17,403 - -251,822
2024 20,631 18,766 -574,678 -178,042
2023 19,031 21,404 -503,392 27,807
2022 20,276 21,404 -576,948 765,629
2021 23,745 -14,944 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 25,007 42,124 -697,177 334,094
2019 25,349 69,770 -319,997 336,494
2018 24,797 59,139 -232,637 339,972
2017 26,282 68,349 -130,764 396,619
2016 28,237 75,512 0 447,645
2015 29,408 70,870 43,392 384,756
2014 26,196 57,974 28,848 264,698
2013 29,096 26,385 28,761 289,872
2012 31,077 -1,015 0 285,977
2011 31,302 -2,196 -128,716 309,377
2010 35,458 6,722 -242,844 307,555
2009 33,560 12,700 -257,014 350,206
2008 35,143 4,804 -356,856 360,840
2007 35,480 3,053 -471,257 365,717
2006 30,924 14,542 -686,638 308,370
2005 30,674 19,212 -846,761 263,541
2004 29,634 24,521 -792,370 261,519
2003 28,150 42,456 -896,822 256,804
2002 25,941 48,195 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 27,939 17,793 -963,445 259,614
2000 29,897 -6,604 -967,540 550,401
1999 28,916 -7,634 -927,453 375,468
1998 29,146 -1,387 -694,053 528,135
1997 30,137 12,040 -769,159 541,387
1996 28,997 25,169 -785,248 587,171
1995 29,828 26,743 -845,742 723,875
1994 30,372 20,420 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 31,685 12,638 -757,140 507,229
1992 32,067 6,460 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 33,518 31,156 103,876 125,505
1990 33,298 70,432 325,533 299,863
1989 30,749 -8,818 576,112 89,400
1988 29,846 -17,005 778,343 269,862
1987 27,603 -7,631 977,583 275,611
1986 25,549 -10,234 985,279 283,553
1985 24,126 -13,462 762,447 280,614
1984 26,043 -901 756,548 247,026
1983 24,315 11,464 906,676 200,159
1982 24,207 7,982 830,855 107,520
1981 25,374 -7,606 713,700 36,686
1980 23,658 -15,423 681,149 10,440
1979 26,675 -26,694 690,135 -5,791
1978 26,156 -28,783 812,766 108,882
1977 28,020 -22,697 832,932 122,316
1976 29,456 -9,138 852,237 113,851
1975 31,355 13,196 843,850 80,069
1974 33,896 27,580 883,186 -51,759
1973 35,239 28,261 846,561 -107,568
1972 38,244 17,779 872,050 -111,168
1971 40,000 7,547 854,999 -134,968
1970 37,101 4,511 785,554 -264,464
1969 38,098 -5,212 753,088 -64,643
1968 37,594 -11,853 787,621 -83,221
1967 37,974 -2,289 854,554 -116,029
1966 36,151 9,161 989,279 -111,360
1965 36,982 9,245 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 39,375 9,806 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 42,027 10,226 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 42,865 12,697 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 43,482 10,689 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 41,791 3,846 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/new-zealand/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 36% of the population change in New Zealand is from natural causes (a gain of 242,763 people) and 64% is from migration (a gain of 432,394 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 1,467,989 residents or 28.2% of the population were not native-born in New Zealand, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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